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Re: Another Egyptian Enterprise 64
Posted: 10 Aug 2026 10:17
by rubber_jonnie
Well I wanted to see how well the keyboard works, and it all works fine:
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It's only assembled with the 2 screws holding in the mainboard, but it's enough to test.
One small problem is that some of the keys are sticky, so I likely need to clean and lubricate the stems to get things going smoothly before I reassemble for good.
That won't happen until the memory upgrade is done though, but I really wanted to try it all together :)
Re: Another Egyptian Enterprise 64
Posted: 10 Aug 2026 14:46
by rubber_jonnie
Keyboard now working lovely after a bit of a clean and a little lube :)
In the old ROM the function keys allowed setting of 40/80 column, but the EXOS 2.04 ROM doesn't, but it seems the commands 'text 40' and 'text 80' do the same thing.
Need to do a little reading on what options BASIC has.
Re: Another Egyptian Enterprise 64
Posted: 10 Aug 2026 20:23
by stephen_usher
I did find the manual on-line. Not sure where though.
Also, you have "OS" commands available to you within BASIC using the ':' operator. It's basically the same as '*' on the BBC. So, ":help" will list the ROMs and versions and give you help in the same way as "*HELP" on the Beeb.
Re: Another Egyptian Enterprise 64
Posted: 11 Aug 2026 10:01
by rubber_jonnie
stephen_usher wrote: 10 Aug 2026 20:23
I did find the manual on-line. Not sure where though.
Also, you have "OS" commands available to you within BASIC using the ':' operator. It's basically the same as '*' on the BBC. So, ":help" will list the ROMs and versions and give you help in the same way as "*HELP" on the Beeb.
Sounds interesting, will go and have a look for the user manual.